Portable carrier



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A. L. ALDRICH PORTABLE CARRIER Filed Feb. 6, 1926 I packages thereon. These ObJQCtS, and other advantageous Annie on m maenIb jjesims tmnmg ron'rnisnn CARRIER.

Applicationifiled February' G, 1926. Serial Natchez,

This invention relates to portable carriers, especially adapted for use in carrying large and heavy packages.

A shopper, especially thefhousewife, do- 5 ing the weekly shopping ofgrocerles, meats,

. etc.-, generally purchases a largejnumberof items which make up heavy and bulky packages.

for carrying these packages, i s LlIlSfltiSfitC tory because it cannot bensed by a person I boardlng a street car to reach the SllOPPlIlPI.

district.

. 1,1 The objects of my inventionare to provide a portable carrier of light and compact construction which may be carried on the, arm when boarding a street car; whlch may be easily manipulated when loaded with large and heavy packages, and which may be lifted bodily and carried on the arm "with ends which will be described hereinafter, I

attain inthe following mannenreference being had to theaccompanying drawings in. which- H I Figure 1 is a front View of a carrier made in accordance with my invention. showing it inaninclined position,

Figure 2 a like-View showing a bag which may be used WltlItllB-Cfll'l'lQl, and II F1gure3 a side view ofF1gure2;

Referring'fto the drawings, lindi'cates'the 2:5 frame ofa. yoke-shape havinga horizontal handle part 2; 3 indicates armsdiverging' from the handle part and"bent inwardly'at 4 and forwardly and downwardly at 5. :A

tothe carrier'- and whenloaded agesmaybe.easilybalanced. I 1

In use the-carrier when empty, may be v These; packages being heavy and unhandy to carry soon tire the person carryin ing them. A small wagon sometimesv used I I thepac'kage may be liftedand carried bodily ,1 Having thus described my invention, what I I I. claim as "new'fand desire, to secure by" Letters Patent is:-' q I I '1 I 1. A carrier including. a; -yoke shaped j This gives a neat and symmetrical outline with pack wheeled on the ground-by gripping the horizontal handle part. 2 with one hand, orit may be carried by passing the handle part over the arm of; the person. When wheeling apackage on the platform, it is prefv erable to use 'bagf13 so that; thecarrier and WhileI have described my invention taking a! particular form, it'w'ill be understood that the variousparts may be changed I without departing from the spirit thereof,

andhence I do not limit inyselfto the pre cise construction set forth, but consider that I amat liberty to make suclr changes andi alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

frame having a' handle part and" carrier arms diverging from the handle part; a ground-engaging wheel, the .ends 'of said farm's being bent I for I attachment to the wheel means attaching the ends ofthearms to the wheel, a package support secured to the'arms, sald carrier arms being adapted to support a load on. a plane situated below the axis passing;throughjsaid 'handlefthe 1 center of zs aid package" support and'the j,

' bearing plate 6 is secured to the end of each center of said wheels at a distance from said 4 arm at 7'so that a ground-engaging wheel 8 may be-rotatably secured to the plates. A package support 9 is secured to the frame.

andis preferably in theform of a platform:

10 extending forwardly from the arms ad- 'jacentthe wheel; The platformis secured to "the arms by clips 11 and to the plates by a brace 12. A bag 13, of any suitable type, is preferably used with the platform for supporting packages.

- vided with a looped'handle 14 which takes Qand the center of the wheelin a plane over a hook 15 secured to a cross piece 16 fixed between arms 3 of the frame. The* frame when Viewed from Figure 3 is preferably bent at, 17 and at 18, to bring handle.

The bag is pro-- axis equal a half thehe'ight ofjsaid sup l port above the arms.

other at the handle part by the length of the handle equal to X, the space between the, V I arms gradually increasing unti'lit' reaches" 1 105 toward each other until separated byadis j II tance Z appr XimateIlyequal. to the I width the distance Y, whereupon the arms incline of said wheel, a line through the center or said wheel and handle being equidistant from saidarms in a'plane above them; and

a'package supportse'cured to said arms at secured to the plates; a platform; a brace the point of widest separation. 1 secured to'the plates and theplatform, and v 3. 'A: carrier including a yoke-shaped means for attaching the platform to the 10 r frame having ahandle part; arms-extending arms. 1

bent inwardly and forwardlyyplates secured name to this specification. I tothe ends 'of the arms; a Wheel rotatably e ALINEL. ALDRICH.

from the handle part and having their ends In testimony whereof I ha e signed my i 

